Soaps, Detergents, Oleochemicals, and Personal Care Products
Soaps, Detergents, Oleochemicals, and Personal Care Products
Soaps, Detergents, Oleochemicals, and Personal Care Products
Editor
Luis Spitz
L. Spitz, Inc.
Skokie, Illinois, USA
PRESS
Champaign, Illinois
Preface
I first approached the American Oil Chemists Society about a seminar on soap technology more than 15 years agoan idea which eventually launched four conferences
and three books. At the time, many firms had expressed interest in conferences and
publications devoted exclusively to the issues and advances important to the soap
industry, so I presented an outline for a comprehensive overview of soap technology.
The project was approved and the seminar took place on May 1 and 2, 1989, in
Cincinnati, Ohio. With over 375 participants, we had the largest attendance of any
previously held AOCS technical seminar.
The success of our 1989 meeting prompted three additional and expanded AOCS
conferences: Soaps and Detergents Technology Today (1994), Soaps, Detergents, and
Oleochemicals (1997) and SODEOPEC (2002).
This book contains updated material from some of the salient presentations at
the 1997 and 2002 conferences, including several new chapters.
Like its two predecessors, Soap Technology for the 1990s and Soaps and
Detergents: A Theoretical and Practical Review, I hope this publication will be a
valuable resource for those of us who are active in the increasingly interrelated and
quickly changing fields of soaps, detergents, oleochemicals, and personal care products.
I wish to express my sincere appreciation to AOCS for their trust, backing, and
help in organizing this series of seminars, and for publishing this book and its predecessors.
My gratitude also goes to all the contributors of this book for sharing their expertise for the benefit of all of us in these industries.
Luis Spitz
L. Spitz, Inc.
Skokie, Illinois, USA
es, there has been remarkable advancement in the field of biotechnology. The first
phase of genetic engineering in crops was centered on agronomic traits, whereas
the current trend focuses on value-added traits such as oil or protein content, modifications, or yield enhancement. This biotechnology advancement in conjunction
with the globalization in trade has resulted in the development of new opportunities and challenges for the industry and society.
Appropriate valuation and differentiation of these value-added quality products
around the globe pose a major challenge faced by large number of industries and
other grading organizations in different regions of the world. This is caused by differences in the technologies and procedures approved by various official agencies
for the assay of value-added traits.
Accurate determination and proper assessment of value-enhanced products are
Contents
Chapter 1
Preface